Vehicle window-control mechanism



March 30 1926.

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Be it knownthat I, STANLEY W. Nrcrronv JSON, a citizen of the yUnited States of America, residing lat Toledo, in the county "l of Lucas'and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle Window-Control Mechanism, of which'the vfollowingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying 'lo'drawinga A This' lnvention .relates to window control mechanismsandmore particularly to control mechanisms for'automobile windows. The invention consists in the structural 15 features andwarrangement of parts hereinafter fully set forth.' A In the drawings: Fi re 1 is an interior view of an automobi e door to which the invention is Aap-l Figure 2 is'an .enlarged view of thecon'- trol mechanismshown-m Figure 1;

.Figure '3 isV a'plan view o the lsame 1n partial section; Figure 4 is 'a view similar to Flgure 3 but yshowing the actuating' handle adjusted. to .anunlatched position;

l Figure 5 is a vertical sectional vlewl taken on line 5-'5 of Figure 3;*

Fi re 6 is alsectiontaken on line 6--6 of Figure 3 showing latch forming elements; :Figure 7 is a -view inside' elevation and f partialsection `'of -an alternative form 'oi control mechanism;

Figure/ 8 is a v1ew-.off.thesame, partly in plan and partl 'n horizontal section, ythe section being rta en online 8-8 of Figure 7 Figure 9 is a vertical sectional View of taken on line parts being indicated in full lines and the 'wunlatchedpositions thereof in dash lines;l

' Figure 10' is a section on line 10-10 of `Fi re 9( v n these views the reference character A designatesv an automobile door formed in its upper portion with a window opening C and having its lower portion -chambered as indica'ted` at B. Aplate ofglass D forms a .50 vertically slidable closure for the opening *C and is adapted to enter thechamber B "when lowered. Within the chamber B there is arranged `a control mechanism forl the glass D ycomprising aA pivotal arm E `coiled springs 4, `1920. 'Sverial'fNo. 408,349.

vcarrying at its free end aroller Fengaging the bottom edge lof said closure. bracket E securedto oneof vthe pillars E' of the 4door Ark yformsapivotal support `:for the arm E. F designatesthe"ournalvmember ofrthe farm E, said mem er engaging a bearing G formed `upon "the bracket E and being provided at one end ofisaid bearing with a larel, tovwhich is riveted, orv

otherwise rigi y .secured the arm E, as

lindicated at J .4 From1saidflan e there depends integrally an arm JK, `w ich is fengaged by` one end of a counterbalancing ySaid pins engage in sockets "O ormed in a hollow hub portion Pof a vhandle member Q. for `actuatln the. larm :A pailaao'f `in tubular housingsv S `carried vby the hub portion P of the handle, one at-,ea'chiside `of the *axisof the journal member F', .and isecuredrlgidly to said hub portionby any suitable imeans. Said springs have 'their outer extremities bearing. against the .handle member 'Q and their l inner -rends, abuttin jointly against toothed .latch llmembe'rs formed integral with the housingsV S- and against the teeth ofy a'ygear 'like latch The lare mounted `respectively `slgring L extending across the .chamberfB, t e other y end of said spring being secured `to the opposite `pillar M` of t v vSi) member R1, formed integrally upon .the

bearing Gand ynormali @en a ed b the .teeth'of the latch members y Considering new the operation of the'de- 1 scribedv construction, the latched position of the control. mechanism shown in VFigure 3 is normally maintained b theisprings S, which through bearing joint y upon the "latch members R and R maintaln the teethof l said members in locking. engagement. Ob-

viously, when such engagement exists, pivotal i movement of lthe arm E is' impossible, and

kthe.window..11ember D isre'strained,.in any of its positions 'of adjustment 1 fromy acciioo dental .movement ,l due to vibrationl of thel "vehicle `When it'is desired -to gchan the `position of adjustmentof the win ow member D, the `handle Q, is first swung inwardly from the 'door A, as is shown infFigure '4.

In this position the teeth R are drawn out of mesh with the latch member R', so that thehandle Q may be rotated to swing the arm E .about its pivotal axis and correspondingly adjust the Windowl member, To again latch the control mechanism, it `is lonly vnecessary to release the handle Q,

whereupon the springs S will reestablishv latch engagement between'the teeth R and In the alternative,form o-'the invention y disclosed lin- Figures 7 to 10 inclusive, a

pivotal'control arm E is mounted as has been described for engagement with the Window member, Ff indicating the journal portion of said control arm, G', the bearing for said journal'portion, K', an arm depending from said journal portion, and L a counterbalancing spring, all of said parts coming under .the preceding description.

The actuating handle Q is in this construction, however, shifted to -or from its latched position by'rocking said handle uponits longitudinal axis rather than upon a transverse axis. 1 Thus, the head T and pins T- carried thereby are substantially co-axial with the handle' member Q', and the sockets U formed upon the annular member V have Y a similar relation to the handle. Apart from this establishment. of a co-axal relation.

with the handle, the head T,pins T and socket U correspond strictly to the, head N, pins N and socketsxO of'the'first described v form of the invention.

teeth R or N, thisbeing essential to inpairs 'of teeth R or 72 out of engagement.

'with thelatch members R- or WC Also a pair of springs W act similarly to the springs S to'normally maintain the latch engagement of gear-like latch teeth WV upon the bearing `member G. and latch teeth W2 upon the housings V. yItis to be noted that f in both' forms ofthe invention, the pins N or' T are loffset slightly toone side of the head-carrying saidpins so as to locate the latter substantially in the plane of the latchr sure a simultaneousA rocking .of the yopposed What I claim as my invention is z j 1. In a window control mechanism, the combination of a ybracket providing a joury nalbearing for the controlarm of the control mechanism, a gear member carried by said bracket, an actuating member for the arm pivotedto the latter upon anaXis-trans -verse of the vpivot axis of the arm, gear kteeth provided upon the actuating member diametrically opposed .with `relation to ythe two intersecting pivotal axes, 'and spring means normally rocking the actuating member toa position engaging the gear teeth thereof with those on said brackety member,

said actuating member being rockable to disengage said teeth and being thereupon actuable to shi-ft the arm.

2. In a vehicle window control mechanism ing the combination of a journal member carried by the pivotal control arm of the con# trol mechanism, a bearing engaged by said journal, a gear member fixed upon said bearco-axial therewith, a-head carried by .saidY journal member having a pair of opl,posed radial pins substantially in the plane of `said gear and establishing an axis transversely intersecting that of'said journal member, a handle member for actuating the control arm having sockets engaging said pins and having interlocking engage ment with said gear in one position thereof, and spring means normally maintaining said position of said handle member.

3. In'awindow control mechanism, the

combination with a sliding window member, of a pivotal control arm for said member, an actuating handle for said control arm pivoted torock upon an axis transverse to that of said arm, a fixed locking member and vmeans establishing locking engagement of said Vhandle withsaid fixed member `at'opposite sides of the pivotal axis of the handle.

4. In -a window control mechanism', the combination of a journal member for the control arm of the control' mechanism, a 'stationary annular locking-member coaxial with said journal member, a head 'upon said journal member projecting outwardly beyond said locking member, and having diametrically opposed portions oi'set to locate the same substantially -in the plane ofsaid locking member, a handle member or'actuating the control arm, and a pivotal yconnection between said handle member and the ofl'set portions of said head whereby the axis of said pivotal connection is disposed in theplane of the locking member and is transverse to the axis of the journal member.

5. In a'vehicle window control mechanism, the combination of a journal member for the pivotal control arm of the controll mechanism, an actuating member for the control arm, a pivotal connection' between said actuating member and the journal member, the

n axis of said connection being transverse to that of the journal member, a stationary combination of anactuating handle for the l arm of the control mechanism, a pivot mounting for the arm having a statlonary set of teeth centered in the pivotal airis of the arm, and means connected to the arm A land engageable between said teethl in valeasable by rocking of the handle upon its I pivot. t

8. In a Window control mechanism, the combination of an actuating handle for the arm of the control mechanism, a mounting for the arm, locking teeth onv said mounting,

coacting locking means on said handle, vthev latter being rockable about its longitudinal axis to release said locking means, and a spring carried by the handle normally es-Y` 'i 5 l.

tablishing its locking position.,

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-.'sTANLEY W.` NICHOLSON. I

'In testimony whereof I aix my signa l 

